Month: June 2023
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Columbia College Chicago TV/Theatre Alum’s ‘Queer Serial’ Podcast Chronicles LGBTQ History on the Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots
Columbia College Chicago alum Devlyn Camp ’14 — who graduated with a BA in Television Writing and Producing from what is now the Columbia College Chicago Cinema and Television Arts Department and a Minor in Acting from the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department — is marking the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots by re-releasing the climactic…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured on New BET+ Series ‘Average Joe,’ Premiering June 26
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Darin Toonder ’97, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is a recurring guest star on the new series Average Joe, which premieres Monday, June 26, on BET+. The show is described as a dark comedy about a Philadelphia plumber who discovers that his late father…
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Fighting Words and Gladiator Gods: Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Perform Stage Combat Shows June 24 and 25
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s nationally recognized Stage Combat Program are taking center stage in two productions that celebrate the art of theatrical combat the weekend of June 24 and 25, 2023. The Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s Fighting Words festival is available both in person and via online streaming, with performances…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring Midwest Premiere of ‘A Distinct Society’ to Writers Theatre June 22-July 23
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are on the production team for the Midwest premiere of A Distinct Society, running June 22 through July 23 at Writers Theatre, located at 325 Tudor Court in the Chicago suburb of Glencoe. Columbia College alum Leah Morrow ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring Kokandy Productions’ ‘SpongeBob Musical’ to the Stage June 22-Aug. 20
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the cast and production team of Kokandy Productions‘ staging of The SpongeBob Musical, running June 22 through August 20 at the Chopin Theatre, located at 1543 W. Division in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. For tickets, click here. The cast includes Columbia College alums Quinn Rigg ’20, a…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums and Faculty Bring Rock ‘n’ Roll Musical ‘Buddy’ to Marriott Theatre June 21-Aug. 13
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums and faculty are in the cast and production team of the rock musical Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story, running June 21 through August 13 at Marriott Theatre in the Chicago suburb of Lincolnshire. For tickets, click here. The show’s cast includes Columbia College alums David Stobbe ’16, a…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs ‘Fun and Funky’ Version of Chekhov’s ‘Uncle Vanya,’ Running June 19-July 1 at Pittsburgh’s Throughline Theatre
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum J. Cody Spellman ’13, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, is directing a new production of Anton Chekhov’s classic comedy Uncle Vanya for Pittsburgh’s Throughline Theatre, where Spellman is artistic director. His staging of Uncle Vanya, in a contemporary adaptation by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker,…
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‘Intimacy for Stage and Screen’ Virtual Panel Features Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums June 21
A panel of Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and former faculty – including Tony Award-winning Broadway director David Cromer – will participate in a free Zoom discussion of the work of staging and performing intimate scenes in theatre and film, a field that is rapidly growing as more focus is given to safe and…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Release Debut Single ‘Maybe Soon’ June 16; Electro-Pop Duo maybesoon Combines Music and Combat in New Video
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums Jayme Woj ’10 and Sarah Alysse ’10, both graduates of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, have formed a music group called maybesoon and are releasing their debut single, “Maybe Soon,” this weekend. The electro-pop duo maybesoon combines music, body-paint art, and cinematic storytelling. Their new…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums and Faculty Bring World Premiere ‘Another Marriage’ to Steppenwolf June 15-July 23
Alums and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and creative team of Another Marriage, a world premiere at Chicago’s internationally renowned Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation’s premier ensemble theatre company. The play runs June 15 through July 23 in Steppenwolf’s in-the-round Ensemble Theater in Honor of Helen Zell, located…